Overview of Tomato Sauce Production Line and Its Applications
Professional ketchup production line solution Customized equipment
10-4000T/day capacity
Core value of ketchup production line
As a key equipment in the food processing industry, our ketchup
production line is designed for the production of various tomato
products, including ketchup, tomato paste, tomato juice, diced
tomatoes and other products. The entire line is made of SUS304
food-grade stainless steel, in compliance with FDA/CE/HACCP
international standards, and is suitable for global food processing
companies.
Core tomato products and processing technology
1. Tomato Paste
✅ Processing technology: cleaning → crushing → preheating →
pulping → concentration → sterilization → filling
✅ Product features:
High concentration (28-36°Brix), rich flavor
Can be used as seasoning sauce, soup base, pizza sauce and other
raw materials
Support hot filling or aseptic filling
2. Ketchup
✅ Core formula: tomato paste + sugar + vinegar + spices
✅ Key equipment: mixing tank → colloid mill → UHT sterilizer →
filling machine
✅ Packaging options: PET bottle / glass bottle / soft packaging
3. Tomato Juice
✅ Processing advantages:
Cold pressing process retains vitamin C and lycopene
Optional clarified type or pulp type
Aseptic cold filling extends shelf life
4. Diced/Crushed Tomatoes
✅ Special process:
Infrared peeling technology reduces losses
Automatic sorting system ensures particle uniformity
Suitable for making pasta sauce and Mexican salsa sauce
Equipment technology advantages
✔ Material guarantee: SUS304 stainless steel throughout the line,
electrolytic polished welds, no sanitary dead corners
✔ Energy-saving design: triple-effect evaporator saves 40% energy
compared to traditional equipment, heat recovery system
✔ Intelligent control: PLC automation system, supports data
traceability and remote monitoring
✔ Flexible customization: Adjust process parameters according to
tomato varieties (such as Roman/cherry tomatoes)
Core equipment of tomato sauce production line
1. Raw material pretreatment equipment
Intelligent sorting and cleaning machine
Integrated bubble cleaning, high-pressure spraying and flotation
functions, it can simultaneously complete the removal of mud and
sand, the removal of rotten fruits and the separation of fruit
stems. Some models are equipped with AI visual recognition to
realize automatic sorting of impurities.
2. Crushing and enzyme inactivation equipment
Thermal crushing unit
The double-shaft crusher equipped with heating function, while
crushing tomatoes to 5-10mm particles, heats the material to 85-90℃
through steam or electric heating, and simultaneously inactivates
pectinase and oxidase13.
3. Refining and processing equipment
Dual-channel pulping machine
Adopting a stepped screen design (the first channel is 1.5-2.0mm to
remove coarse fibers, and the second channel is 0.6-0.8mm to purify
the pulp), it is equipped with a variable frequency motor to
achieve a pulping rate of >95%. Centrifugal separator
Separate the pulp and seeds through high-speed rotation
(2000-3000rpm) to prevent the seeds from breaking and affecting the
taste.
4. Concentration system
Multi-effect vacuum evaporator
Three-effect/four-effect forced circulation tubular concentration
equipment, vacuum degree up to 600-700mmHg, low temperature
(50-60℃) evaporation of water, tomato sauce concentration endpoint
control accuracy ±0.5°Brix.
MVR mechanical steam recompression unit
Energy-saving equipment, recycles secondary steam through heat pump
technology, and the energy consumption is only 1/8 of traditional
concentration equipment (suitable for large-scale automated
production lines).
5. Sterilization and filling equipment
UHT ultra-high temperature instantaneous sterilizer
The tubular sterilization system can heat the sauce to 90-95℃
within 20-30 seconds, and the lycopene retention rate is >90%.
Aseptic large bag filling line
Supports 220L aseptic bag filling, with a filling accuracy of
±0.2kg.
Gofun can not only provide the tomato processing equipment for the
plant but also provide the one-stop solution from A to Z, which
includes:
- Technical consultation
- Customized proposal design
- Equipment manufacturing
- Installation commissioning and training at the site
- 1- year after-sales guarantee
- Life-long service
- Package design & Purchasing
Main parameters of tomato production line
| Product name: | One-stop solution for tomato processing line |
| Fresh fruit input capacity: | 500kg per hour ~ 25 tons per hour |
| Raw material: | Fresh tomato, tomato paste |
| End product: | Tomato paste, tomato sauce or ketchup, tomato juice, etc |
| Final product Brix: | 28%~30%, 36%~38% |
| Final package: | Aseptic bag, Metal can, Sachet, Stand-up pouch, PP container,
Plastic bottle, Glass jar, etc |
| The main material for machines: | Food grade SUS304 or SUS316 |
| Warranty: | 12 months after commissioning |
| Operator needed: | About 10~12 persons |
| Voltage: | 380V 50Hz/ 110V 60Hz/ 415V 50Hz |
| (adjustable to client's country standard) |
| Advantages: | Energy-saving, high efficiency, water-saving |
Flowchart of tomato paste/ sauce or ketchup processing
FRESH TOMATO ⇒ CONVEYOR ⇒ WASHING ⇒ SORTING ⇒ CRUSHING ⇒ PREHEATING
⇒ PULPER & REFINER ⇒ EVAPORATING ⇒ STERILIZING ⇒ ASEPTIC FILLING ⇒
STORAGE OR BLENDING
Final products & Package types for tomato project
Shanghai Gofun machinery company offers all kinds of the tomato
processing line.
The raw materials used in the tomato processing line can include
fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, and more. The final products that can
be obtained from the processing line include tomato paste, tomato
ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomato powder, whole peeled
tomatoes, and more.
The end products are packaged in various forms, including aseptic
bags, metal cans, sachets, stand-up pouches, PP containers, glass
bottles, PET bottles, gable tops, and more.
After-Sales Service
1.debugging equipment
2.Oversea technical support
3.Oversea equipment maintenance
4.English speaking engineers available to provide technical support
Our Services for tomato processing plant
1. Technical support
2. Marketing suggestion
3. Final packing suggestion and design
4. Factory building and design
